Frequently Asked Questions
- Why isn't so-and-so listed on your site?
The most likely reason is that the webmasters simply haven't heard
of them yet. Or they have announced they are no longer practicing
members of the church.
- Richard
Dutcher said: "As many of
you know, I am no longer a practicing member of the church."
Richard Dutcher: 'Parting words' on
Mormon movies' from the Daily Herald.
Note from Famous Mormons: Mr.
Dutcher is a great filmmaker and Gods Army is still one of
this website owners favorite movies!
- Steve Benson is not
listed on this site because he has had his name officially
removed from the records of the Church.
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Tal Bachman was removed
from the site when he officially had his name removed from
the records of the Church. Also Randy Bachman emailed Famous
Mormons and said he is no longer a Mormon.
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Jimmy Eat World was removed
from the site at a band member's request stating that no one
in the band is active.
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Paul D. Boyer chemist was
removed after he wrote A Path to Atheism "My views have
changed from a belief that my prayers were heard to clear
atheism."
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MAROON 5 guitarist
James Valentine has given
up his life as a Mormon - because the religion is the
"polar-opposite" to the lifestyle he now chooses to live.The
28-year-old was brought up as a member of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a form of Christianity,
but admits his career as a rocker has forced him to part
ways with his childhood religion.
ww.pr-inside.com
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- How famous does a person have to be? Actually that
depends on their occupational field, but generally, they have to
have a "national" or "professional" following.
- How "Mormon" does a person have to be? Activity levels
are not considered when deciding to list someone on the site.
Generally, they have to be baptized and not excommunicated. Most of
the exceptions to this rule are found on the rumor page and in the
infamous page.
- How do you know they are Mormons? Usually because they
have said so to a member of the press, who thought it was
interesting enough to write about. And sometimes we receive email
messages from members of their family or members of their ward.
- What if I don't want to be listed? Your fans might be
disappointed (it was probably they who recommended your inclusion),
but we don't want to list anyone who does not wish to be listed, so
simply send an email message, and you will be removed as soon as
possible. Email Ron
- How do you keep up with so many celebrities? There are a
lot of celebrities listed here at Famous Mormons. The
webmaster is very grateful to his readers for helping him keep up
with the careers of their favorite Famous Mormons.
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Site History
- The Famous Mormons Webpage began in 1995 created by
Ron Johnston.
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- Click here to see an archived version of the main
page from
2 Jul 1998.
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- Click here to see an archived version of the main
page from
02 Mar 2000.
- Click here to see an archived version of the main
page from
01 Feb 2001.
- Click here to see an archived version of the main
page from
02 Feb 2002.
- Click here to see an archived version of the main
page from
02 Feb 2003. Famous Mormons moved from the ronj.webpipe.net
domain to the morgannews.us domain, and a new easy to remember URL
was created: famousmormons.net.
- Erin had been a fan of the Famous Mormons web site ever
since she lost a bet that
Glen Larson (Battlestar Galactica) was a member
of the Church. She really go into it. She sent Ron updates
for several months while she was studying HTML to improve
some of her other sites. When she finally thought she knew
enough to really lend a hand, she asked Ron if he was
looking for a assistant webmaster. Ron jumped at the chance
to get some help, and Erin couldn't have been happier to
begin contributing directly to the site. Click here to see
Erin's first redesign of the actor's page,
08 Dec 2003.
- Click here to see an archived version of the main
page from
21 Feb 2004. The music page was getting to be very long. There
are a lot of Latter-day Saints out there making music. We
tried to divide the page into two, placing musicians on one page and
singers on the other. The difference between a singer and a
musician is not entirely obvious, and many of our readers complained
about not being able to find the celebrities they were looking for,
so those pages were combined again, and many profiles were replaced
with links to other pages which give more information.
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